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what einhorn is proposing is that apple pay out more of its cash hoard to investors, using a special kind of preferred stock. einhorn has a lot at stake: his fund owns more than one million shares of apple, and while the stock rose a bit today, it's down 35% since its peak of $700 last september. late today apple issued this statement: "apple's management team and board of directors have been in active discussions about returning additional cash to shareholders. as part of our review, we will thoroughly evaluate greenlight capital's current proposal to issue some form of preferred stock." >> susie: joining us now with more, brian white, tech analyst at topeka capital markets. so brian, a lot going on in this battle. what's your take. i know you were talking to some people at green light today. what's your take on david ianhorn's strategy, and does it make sense in. >> well, i think it makes a lot of sense. and a lot of investors are frustrated about the lack of crash distribution from apple. and i think the argument really reached in deflection point today. so i think we'll see some
what einhorn is proposing is that apple pay out more of its cash hoard to investors, using a special kind of preferred stock. einhorn has a lot at stake: his fund owns more than one million shares of apple, and while the stock rose a bit today, it's down 35% since its peak of $700 last september. late today apple issued this statement: "apple's management team and board of directors have been in active discussions about returning additional cash to shareholders. as part of our review, we...
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george tubin is with us tonight in boston. are companies, george, taking cyber-security serious today? >> that's a good question. i think unfortunately, the answer depends. some companies are. certain industries that have been hit, and have had issues lately over the past couple of years, like retailers, some of the payment processing sites, banks, certainly defense companies. but i think as a whole, unfortunately, in the u.s. companies are not taking it seriously enough yet. >> tom: you know, initially we saw denial of service attacks. essentially hackers trying to shut down a website. are they becoming more fef nefarious? >> yes. and costumers can't get to the website, and that company can't service their costumers. that's one level of attack. what is more nefarious, the more dangerous attacks, are those that go after company data and company information and actually steal money. >> tom: obviously, cash money has a value, even if it is cyber-oriented. but what else are the hackers after and what is the value and who is the b
george tubin is with us tonight in boston. are companies, george, taking cyber-security serious today? >> that's a good question. i think unfortunately, the answer depends. some companies are. certain industries that have been hit, and have had issues lately over the past couple of years, like retailers, some of the payment processing sites, banks, certainly defense companies. but i think as a whole, unfortunately, in the u.s. companies are not taking it seriously enough yet. >>...
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and pushing us, trying to back us into a corner. ♪ >> i think every time we go, we hope that this will be the year. you wanna believe that people will do the right thing. you wanna believe that of course the church will step up. >> san francisco pastor karen oliveto, berkeley divinity professor randall miller and bakersfield pastor richard thompson are heading toward a showdown. at a convention in tampa, florida, they'll join other united methodists from around the world to debate whether their church should continue viewing homosexuality as a sin. >> it's been said that politics and religion should never be discussed in polite conversation. but the united methodist church is doing just that -- discussing whether to change church doctrine added in 1972 that declares homosexuality incompatible with christianity.
and pushing us, trying to back us into a corner. ♪ >> i think every time we go, we hope that this will be the year. you wanna believe that people will do the right thing. you wanna believe that of course the church will step up. >> san francisco pastor karen oliveto, berkeley divinity professor randall miller and bakersfield pastor richard thompson are heading toward a showdown. at a convention in tampa, florida, they'll join other united methodists from around the world to debate...
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and it's not using up enough. so they've kept a lot in reserve, a lot of speculation coming to the market, and it's not getting used up. two, three weeks we have a great idea of where we will sit heating season wise. after that, down we go displuz for most of the u.s., households use natural gas. they don't use heating oil. and the ones that do are mostly in the northeast. so come march, will their pricees, their home bills be down? >> by the end of march, it will be much lower. 10% lower is what i'm estimating. >> susie: let me talk to you about gasoline because we've also seen gasoline prices have been going up every single day for the last 21 days and averaging $3.55 a gallon. where can we expect gasoline prices to go over the next couple of weeks? >> i think it's going to follow a similar trend of heating oil. i think we have another two to three weeks of somewhat higher prices. after, that i also think it's going to go down. the reason why, refineries are going to switch over to unleaded gas and there will be
and it's not using up enough. so they've kept a lot in reserve, a lot of speculation coming to the market, and it's not getting used up. two, three weeks we have a great idea of where we will sit heating season wise. after that, down we go displuz for most of the u.s., households use natural gas. they don't use heating oil. and the ones that do are mostly in the northeast. so come march, will their pricees, their home bills be down? >> by the end of march, it will be much lower. 10% lower...
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it's used in automobile manufacturing. and many automakers are forecasting increased global demand for new cars and trucks. the big question, of course, is where silver heads from here. from 2001 to 2010, silver moved from about $4 an ounce to $20. but in 2011, prices peaked at nearly $50, but then pulled back. according to a recent survey, precious metals experts think silver will average around 40 dollars an ounce this year, a gain of over 30% from 2012. so what could derail the silver rally? >> silver has been kind of trading between this 28 and 32 level for some time now. and, i think if you find that there is a raise in interest rates to curb inflation, i think you are going to find that's very bearish for silver. >> reporter: another risk is a big rally in the stock market. if investors get more comfortable with risk, they may bail out of safehaven investments like precious metals. erika miller, "n.b.r.," new york. >> tom: we continue our monday series with some of the nation's top universities bringing you the best
it's used in automobile manufacturing. and many automakers are forecasting increased global demand for new cars and trucks. the big question, of course, is where silver heads from here. from 2001 to 2010, silver moved from about $4 an ounce to $20. but in 2011, prices peaked at nearly $50, but then pulled back. according to a recent survey, precious metals experts think silver will average around 40 dollars an ounce this year, a gain of over 30% from 2012. so what could derail the silver rally?...
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the most six most used words. >> americans. americans. >> people must work. >> joe deaux. thestreet.com for n.b.r. >> susie: there's a lesson to learn from the struggles of smartphone maker blackberry. it's important to remember that sometimes you have to take a big risk in order to reap the rewards. sports analyst rick horrow explains in this week's "beyond the scoreboard." >> in the next few weeks, blackberry will begin selling its highly anticipated q-10 and z-10 smartphones with the hopes of regaining market share. and unlike other companies in the cell phone space-- like service providers at&t and verizon, and device maker samsung-- blackberry has never been an aggressive spender on sports advertising or sponsorship within the u.s. it's been on the edge with instead of directly in the game. the company's highest-profile north american deal is as an official partner of the n.h.l. however, as executives try salvaging a stock down 75% over two years, blackberry finally may be suiting up. the company spent nearly $4 million to
the most six most used words. >> americans. americans. >> people must work. >> joe deaux. thestreet.com for n.b.r. >> susie: there's a lesson to learn from the struggles of smartphone maker blackberry. it's important to remember that sometimes you have to take a big risk in order to reap the rewards. sports analyst rick horrow explains in this week's "beyond the scoreboard." >> in the next few weeks, blackberry will begin selling its highly anticipated...
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whether you give, i giving or anyone else gives, it costs us money. it's a choice, and it's a choice we don't benefit from. i don't look at it when i choose to give each year as a deduction. i sit down with my wife and decide how much money we can afford to invest in community action. and we think how much more can the charity get with the tax deduction added in. it's about extending the value what i am already giving away. >> tom: a three to one return on investment is the statistic you got, right? >> that's a statistic that comes out of giving u.s.a. i think that's a pretty good rate of return. and if any stock i invested in showed that, i would be a pretty happy guy. >> tom: good point. we have to leave it there. add waw who heads up the associate of fund-raising professionals. >> thanks. >> tom: monday, with the markets closed for presidents' day, we alve deeper to givsoing investing and corporate citizenship. it's conscious capital, an "n.b.r." special edition.. you can read more about charitable giving and corporate responsibility on n.b.r.-u.jt
whether you give, i giving or anyone else gives, it costs us money. it's a choice, and it's a choice we don't benefit from. i don't look at it when i choose to give each year as a deduction. i sit down with my wife and decide how much money we can afford to invest in community action. and we think how much more can the charity get with the tax deduction added in. it's about extending the value what i am already giving away. >> tom: a three to one return on investment is the statistic you...